Where does “tenantiaeth” come from?

tenantiaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh tenant, from English tenant, from Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt, from Old French tenant, from Latin tenens, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō — to stretch, to extend.

tenantiaeth (Welsh): tenancy

Definitions

  1. tenancy

Ancestry of “tenantiaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtenanttenant
2EnglishtenantOne who pays a fee in return for the use of...
3Middle Englishtenaunt
4Anglo-NormantenauntAlternative form of tenant; Alternative form of...
5Old Frenchtenantholder
6Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
7Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
8Proto-Italictenēōto hold
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Italic tenēōEvery word from Latin teneō